Recent content by Bgladney

Question that has come up a bit in recent months. If you are participating in the ABO's Internationally Trained Ophthalmologist Program (fellowship as some have named it), are you able to bill medicare? In the past, Medicare required at minimum Board Eligibility. Don't see that answer...

Speaking of incomes, what are starting ranges for a teleradiologist ?

My experience is that money is not the biggest issue...it location, location, location! I have had several candidates tell me that they only wanted to relocate within 15 minutes of downtown LA. Wouldn't consider anything else. When you are that geographically limited, you don't have a choice...

Ask around. I retina surgeon I worked with last year was offered 5 times the value of his practice. He had to take the deal! He lasted the two year requirement and left because they were starting to ask him to add more patients to his schedule. He saw the writing on the wall. Most of the...

The biggest questions I field regarding private equity are: 1. When they have overpaid for the practice the first time, who is going to overpay for the practice the second time? 2. Will PE continue to overpay for practice acquisitions in the future? After 23+ years in the industry, I have...

This time will not be a case of lack of volume.....it is going to be the financials within the practice. Some are going to weather this storm better than others. I am anticipating that income guarantees will be lower than before the virus but overall income potential will be the same. But...

This language is still fairly common out there. However, more and more, I am seeing the clause change, removing the RC if terminated without cause. The flip side is that any practice can find a reason to let someone go.

Moving expenses are in almost all contracts along with CME and vacations. Signing Bonuses are hit or miss.....just depends on the practice. Typically they will be in the $5,000 range so don't expect to get rich off them. There usually is some room in negotiations but it is important not to...

Let me say, this should be done well before partnership is offered. That is only the right thing to do.

There are always ways to keep confidentiality going especially if you are coming up on partnership decisions. Most folks will keep someone's confidentiality intact....there are occasional screw ups but not very often. Working with an experienced recruiter can certainly help with the search...

That is either a very well run practice....overhead less than 50% or they practice is losing money having your friend there. At a 50% overhead, his threshold should be $700K.

CompHealth is where you want to go. I really don't see that many short term locums opportunities available in ophthalmology. As others have said, you are looking at about $800-1,000 per day.

@MstaKing10 Typically see it in more rural locations where specialists are not as available. Usually never really see it in the Metro areas. Agree that the cost of drugs is the limiting factor for many general groups to doing injections. Compare it to refractive surgery years ago. When it...

Retina income guarantees are still the highest of all specialties although the demand for new retina surgeons has gone down a slight bit (I mean slight) in the past year or so. With the initial rise in injections, they were in great demand. Today, most everyone is able to perform them. Don't...

It is a proposal....will change and will go to a 2% cut and everyone will cheer. What to be scared about it the idea of the government running healthcare. Get ready for incomes to be capped!